Assignment

Week 1 

What Is Social Work Research? 

Resources 

Readings 

• Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018). Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. 

• Chapter 1, “Toward Evidence-Based Practice” (pp. 1- 23) 

• Gossett, M., & Weinman, M. L. (2007). Evidence-based practice and social work: An illustration of the steps involved. Health & Social Work, 32(2), 147–150.
   
• Mutschler, E. (1984). Evaluating practice: A study of research utilization by practitioners. Social Work, 29(4),332–337.
   
• Social Work Policy Institute (2013). Why do we need social work research? Retrieved from http://www.socialworkpolicy.org/research
   
• Library Assignment Guide. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/socw6301/week1assig
   

Assignment 

Peer Reviewed Social Work Journals 

For this Assignment, complete the following: 

o Identify a list of 10 peer reviewed social work journals from the library that you might find helpful relative to your social work practice interests. 

o In a 100-150 word paragraph, discuss why using research studies from peer reviewed journals is important to the development of knowledge in social work. For example, discuss the advantages of having articles reviewed by other scholars and researchers. Then using a case illustration, describe how articles from peer-reviewed journals can help to inform your social work practice decisions with clients, communities, agencies, and/or social work policies. 

This is a master level program. please let me know if you can complete the right way.